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SPINNING AND WINDING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1903.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES W. HUBBARD, or BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. SPINNING AND WINDINGMECHANISM- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1905,

Application filed June 29, 1903. Serial No- 163,619.

nection with the accompanying drawlngs, is-

a specification, like characters on the drawings representing likeparts.

My invention relates to winding mechan ism, and has for its object theprovision of means for winding in acompactbodya thread mass built upcontinuously from one end, so that in use the thread or yarn is removedlayer by layer from said end, or, in other words, the traverse of thethread is transverse to the axis as distinguished from the ordinarywind, which is parallel to the axis.

In the drawings, in which I have shown a preferred embodiment of myinvention, Figure 1 shows the same in front elevation, parts on the line3 3, Figs. 4 and 5. .Fig. 4 is a bot-' tom plan view of thepath-controller or camplate. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional viewshowing in top plan the winding member or presser-plate. Fig. 6 is afront elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 5. p

In a suitable frame A is 3ournaled a shaft 0, operated by cone-pulleys a60 connected by a belt ct anddriven-by a pulley a and belt a, the speedof the shaft a being varied by any. convenient means, as by a usualshipper-fork a. On'the shaft a is mounted a sleeve a, driven by a pulleya and belt a", and on this sleeveor hollow shaft ismounted a bevelgear(0 carrying an epicyclic gear a, adapted to mesh with teeth a, providedin the shaft a. Cooperating with the gear a is an internal toothed gearor toothed ring a, carried by a bevel-gear a, loosely-mounted onthe-hollow shaft a against a collar tai and adapted to mesh with apinion a, fast on a vertical spindle-support a. lnclosing thespindle-support is a hollow vertical shaft a, on which is fast abevel-pinion a, meshing with the gear a", and at the upper end of saidshaft is a horizontal rotator or support (0 for the thread mass, a feltcoveringa? being secured to the upper face thereof for providing therequired frictional surface for starting the thread mass m. The rotatorfor convenience carries a flier or vertically-rotating member,consisting of opposite flier-arms a. adapted to engage pins 60 Fig. 1,for rotatinga housing a (shown best in Figs. 1 and 3,) which housingmerely rests on the rotator or thread mass.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the thread supportor rotator a is driven through the gears a, at", and shaft a directly bythe belt a, while the spindle-support a" is driven by the belt a(through a a a a a ,)so that the relative speeds there .of may be variedwith the utmost precision simply by moving the belt-shifter a.

It is desirable to have as little motion, and hence as little wear, aspossible between the gear (4 and the teeth a, and accordingly I preferto have the pulleys a a of the same size and running at the same speedin the same direction. With such a construction the gears 66 and a willrotate in unison.

The relative sizes of the gears a is such with relation to the relativesizes of the gears a a that the shaft a and spindle-support a are.rotated at different speeds, the spindlesupport preferably being rotatedfaster than the shaft a, although the invention would not be departedfrom if said spindle-support ro-' tated slower thansaid shaft. Therelative speed of said shaft and spindle-support can be changed bymerely shifting the belt a on the cone-pulleys, for by this latteroperation the shaft a will be given a faster or slower speed than thegear a, such difference in speed between the shaft a and gear a giving adifferential movement to the gear a, as will be obvious. While I preferthis arrangement of gearing for changing the relative speed of thespindle-support and Vertical shaft a, I do not wish to be limitedthereto, as other devices for accomplishing this end may be. employedwithout departing from the invention.

At its upper end the spindle-support 0; is provided with a bayonet slot(0 to receive a pin a projecting from the low-er end of a spindle 60which extends upwardly, as re-.

quir'ed, according to the length of thread mass which it is desired towind, this bayonet-joint arrangement being providedfor facilitating theremoval and handling .of'large thread, masses when wound. Saidspindle-support is also provided with suitable means for positivelyrotating certain portions of the winding,

mechanism, said means being herein shown for convenience as alongitudinal groove c0 adapted to receive pins to, (see Figs. 3 and 5,)carried for convenience by a sleeve a fast on a presser-plate or windingmember 64 which is of a size to be received in the housing a Saidwinding member carries a toothed pinion a, which engages with a circularrack or internal gear a, secured to the housing a. This internal gear wis narrow, so as to permit the pinion a also to engageasecond internalgear or toothed ring affisecured to the under side of a cam-plate orpath-controller (6 which rotates loosely within the housing a and isshown in detail in Fig. 4.

The gears 64 a have a different number of teeth'-as, for instance,forty-five and fortyfour respectivelyand as both of said gears 60 04mesh with pinion at it results that as the gear (4 completes onerotation the pinion n will thereby have transmitted to the gear a anincrement of rotation corresponding to one tooth, thereby laying thesuccessive loops of thread slightly forward of each other.

The cam-plate a has an opening a, through which the thread may pass, anda cam-groove a, in which travels a stud a, projecting upwardly from athread guide or button a, whose wings 00 extend into grooves a, formedin the radial slot a of the winding member a, the thread-opening of saidthread-guide extending obliquely, so as to deliver the thread as farfrom the center as possible. Above the cam-plate a is a protecting andretaining cover-plate at, having a slot at in alinement with thethread-slot of the winding member and retained in place by a ring a,secured to the housing and also by an adjusting-nut a on the threadedupper end a of the sleeve (6, which compels it to rotate with thewinding member (0 In operation the first layer of thread or 'yarn isstarted on the felt-covered support a, over which the winding member ais rotated by the spindle a, said winding member and support (0 beinggiven arelative movement corresponding to the twist to be put into theyarn, and this can be varied to any extent desired simply by shiftingthe belt a on the cone-pulleys. As the winding member deposits the yarnon the upper end of the growing thread mass the cam-plate orpath-controller is given an increment or decrement of movement accordingto the number of teeth in its gear a compared with those in the gear to,thereby laying the successive heartshaped loops side by side with suchcompactness as maybe required for the purposes in hand. By shifting thebelt a to the right, Fig. 1, the speed of the inner shaft a isdecreased, thereby increasing the speed of the presser-plate withrelation to the thread mass, and hence accelerating the winding. Byshifting the belt a to the left the speed of the shaft a is therebyincreased, and hence the speed of the gears a, a spindle-shaft a", andwinding-plate are decreased with relation to the movement of the threadmass, thereby winding or taking up less thread. If it is desired to spinwithout winding, the belt a is shifted to such a position as to causethe two gears a? a and their two shafts a a to rotate together. Thethread passes down through the slots a a and opening cf to thethread-guide uf and is delivered from the lower edge of the latterdirectly against the thread mass, where it is held firmly againstdisplacement by being pinched down hard under the plate or windingmember a.

The flier-arms e and thread mass travel at the same speed, so that thelatter cannot be displaced or jogged out of shape by falling againstsaid arms, and all the winding mechanism is carried in one compact bodyretained by the housing a, which rises therewith as the thread massbuilds up, so that there is no possibility of the parts getting out ofadjustment or separated and lost; but, on the contrary, when the threadmass has been wound the winding mechanism is simply slipped off from thespindle practically in one piece, as it were, and none of the oily anddelicate parts are exposed, but they are all retained out of sightwithin the housing, so that they can neither injure nor be injured.

When the thread mass is finished, the housing a and its containedmechanism is slipped off, the spindle is rotated so as to remove it fromits bayonet-joint fastening in the spindle-support a", suitable clampingdevices are applied to said spindle at the opposite ends of the threadmass, and the latter and spindle are transported for packing or use, thespindle being subsequently removed.

By the construction above explained it is practicable to wind a threadmass of almost any length and size, and also any degree of twist may begiven thereto.

The operating mechanism (shown in detail best in Figs. 1 and 2) iscompact and provides means for adjusting the winding with extremeaccuracy to different sizes of yarns. The leading advantage thereof,however, is to permit a series of thread masses to be wound at the sametime from the same driving-shaft, (it being understood that the belts aa are both operated from the same main shaft,) for, as will be evidentfrom Figs. 2, 2", the shafts a a can continue indefinitely to the rightand as many winding mechanisms 1 2 3 4 as desired may be connectedtherewith, it being merely necessary to secure in place on the hollowshaft a gears a and 60" for each winding mechanism. Were it not for thisor an equivalent construction it will be evident that each windingmechanism would have to be separately belted or geared to acounter-shaft or main driving-shaft, which would render the apparatusimpracticable for general factory use under the conditions commonlyprevalent in modern factories. Moreover, by my invention the entireseries of winding devices can be quickly adjusted to any specialrequirements, and theadjustment of one adjusts all, because theadjustment takes place simply by shifting the belt-shipper a.

My mechanism is readily adaptable for use in other arrangements -such,for instance, as is shown in my copending application, Serial No.163,483, filed June 29, 1903. In said application I have claimedgenerically. the feature of driving the parts at different speeds,

having a cooperating cam-plate and winding member, using the flier as adriving means,- having a heart-shaped cam-plate on the winding member,&c., and, therefore do not claim these features herein. I wish itunderstood, however, that I do not restrict my present invention to themechanism herein .shown, inasmuch as many changes in form, arrangement,and combination of parts may be resorted to without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent,

1. In amachine of the kind described, wind ing mechanism, for winding athread mass, including flier-arms, and means for rotating the threadmass and said flier-arms in unison. 2. In a machine of the kinddescribed, a flier having at its base a support for the thread mass, awinding member, means to rotate it, and a cam-plate for controlling thepath of the delivery of the thread to said thread mass. 3. In a machineof the kinddescribed, a support for the thread mass, winding mechanismincluding a winding-plate and a camplate for winding the thread on oneend of said mass,means for rotating said support with relation to saidwinding mechanism for put-' ting twist into the thread as it is beingwound, and means for varying the amount of twist.

4:. In a machine of the kind described, a support for the thread mass, awinding member and cam-plate for laying the thread in transverse layersat one end of the mass, means for giving different speeds of rotation tosaid support and said winding member, and means .for varying the speedof one thereof with relation to the other.

5. In a machine of the kind described, a support for the thread mass, awinding member and path-controller, and a housing containing said memberand controller for winding the thread in transverse layers at one end ofsaid mass, said housing and its contained mechanism being bodilyremovable.

6. In a machine of thekind described, a support for the thread mass,mechanism for depositing the thread in transverse layers at one end ofsaid thread mass, and gearing for operating said mechanism, saidmechanism being bodily removable from the thread mass when the latterhas been wound.

'7. In a machine of the kind described, a winding member, apath-controller, ahousing containing said parts, means cooperatingtherewith for protecting said contained parts, and operating mechanism.

8. In a machine of the kind described, a support for the threadmass,mechanism for depositing the thread on said thread mass, means foroperating the same, aspindle passing through the same and through thethread mass, and means for detachably connecting said spindle with saidoperating means for transmitting movement from the latter to saidmechanism. 9. Inamachine of the kind described, a support for engagingthe thread mass at one end, mechanism for engaging the thread mass atthe other end and depositing the thread, and means including a spindleand flier-arms extending longitudinally of thethread mass for positivelymoving said mechanism.

10. In a machine of the kind described,a support for the thread mass, acoaxial spindle, a winding member for operating on one end of the threadmass, a path-controller for controlling the path of delivery of thethread, i

and gearing between said winding member and path-controller for givingthem difierent relative movements.

11. In a machine of the kind described,a support for the thread mass, acoaxial spindle, a

winding member for operating on one end of Y the thread mass, apath-controller for controlling the path of delivery of the thread, apinion revolving with one of said parts, means for rotating said pinion,anda gear carried by the other of said parts and in mesh with saidpinion for driving its part at a diiferent speed from said other part.

12. In a machine of the kind described, a winding member for windingthread on one end of a thread mass, a cam-plate for controlling the pathof the thread, a pinion carried by one of said parts, means for rotatingthe part carrying said pinion, independent means for, rotating saidpinion, and a gear on said other part for communicating motion thereto,from said pinion.

13. In a machine of the kind described, a winding member, means forpositively rotating it, a pinion carried thereby, means for rotatingsaid pinion, a cam-plate, and means driven by'said pinion for rotatingsaid camplate at a different speed from .said winding member.

14:. Ina machine of the kind described, a winding member having a radialslot, a threadguide traveling therein, andcmeans for reciprocating saidthread-guide, said threadguide having a thread-opening having deliveryat its lower end farther from the cen ter of said winding member thanits entrancev end.

15. In a machine of the kind described,

winding mechanism including a rotatable w1nd1ng member, a cam-platethereon, a

cover-plate, and a housing inclosing all of said mentioned parts.

16. In a machine of the kind described, a rotatable winding member, acam plate thereon, means for relatively rotating said two members, acover-plate, and means for adjustably holding said parts in position.

17. In a machine of the kind described, a support for the thread mass,means for laying the thread operating on one end of the thread mass, anddriving mechanism for said parts, including a hollow shaft, a secondshaft within the same, a gear fast-on said hollow shaft, a pinioncarried by said gear and in driven connection with second said shaft,means connecting said gear with one of said first-mentioned parts, andmeans connecting said pinion with the other of said first-mentionedparts, for respectively driving the same.

18. In a machine of the kind described, a support for the thread mass,thread-laying means operating on one end of the thread mass, and drivingmechanism for said parts, including a hollow shaft, a second shaftwithin the same, a gear fast on said hollow shaft, a pinion carried bysaid gear and in driven connection with said second shaft, a gear inmesh with said first-mentioned gear for driving said support, a spindleconnected to said winding mechanism, and gearing between said spindleand pinion for driving the spindle by the latter.

19. In a machine of the kind described, a support for the thread mass, aspindle, threadlaying means connected with said spindle, a gear rotatingwith said support, a second gear rotating with said spindle, a hollowshaft, a gear thereon, in mesh with said first-mentioned gear, a gearloose on said hollow shaft, in mesh with said spindle gear, anindependentlydriven shaft within said hollow shaft, and a pinion drivenby said inner shaft and driving said loose gear.

20. In a machine of the kind described, a plurality of windingmechanisms, each including a winding member, a path-controller forcontrolling the path of delivery of the thread, and means for giving arelative rotation to the thread mass, winding member, andpath-controller, and concentrically-arrange(.l drivingshafts for all ofsaid winding mechanisms.

21. In amachine of the kind described, plurality of winding mechanisms,each having two parts rotating about the same axis and a singlespeed-adjusting device for all of said winding mechanisms, provided withmeans for simultaneously changing the relative speeds of rotation ofsaid respective rotating parts of all of said winding mechanisms.

22. In a machine of the kind described, plurality of winding mechanisms,each having two rotating parts, and a hollow shaft geared to one of saidparts and another shaft carried within said hollow shaft geared to theother of said parts.

23. In a machine of the kind described, winding mechanism for winding athread mass, said mechanism having two rotating parts, operating-gearstherefor, mounted concentrically, and means for rotating said gears.

24. In a machine of the kind described,

winding mechanism for winding a threadmass, said mechanism having twoparts rotating about the same axis, o ierating-gcars therefor, means forrotating one of said gears, at a fixed speed, rotating means for theother gear and means for varying the speed of rotation thereof.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES IV. HUBBARD.

Witnesses:

Gno. H. MAXWELL, J. E'IIIIJL TAN.

